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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much did Enrico Carella's debt amount to at the time of the fire?
(a) $120,000.
(b) $7,000.
(c) $12,000.
(d) $75,000.

2. What does Casson say about the investigation of Renato Carello?
(a) There's no indication of any wrongdoing.
(b) Renato Carello wasn't powerful enough to have pulled off what people believe he did.
(c) The investigation simply isn't important now that Enrico Carella and Marchetti have been convicted.
(d) There's no evidence to convict him with.

3. How is Patricia Curtis dressed when the narrator first sees her?
(a) All in blue.
(b) All in white.
(c) All in black.
(d) All in red.

4. Who or what of the following was never included in Stefani's will?
(a) A cancer research institute in Milan.
(b) A Venice fireman.
(c) Anna Bernardi.
(d) The Waldensian Church in Venice.

5. What is "The Barbaro Project"?
(a) A project to write a book about the Palazzo.
(b) A project to restore the Palazzo to its original state.
(c) A project to restore the Palazzo to its original owners.
(d) A project to send the world's nuclear fire codes to Mars.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Gazettino report about the theory that Carella and Marchetti set the fire for others?

2. What was the first thing Carella said to Marchetti when they got into their car after the round of police questioning mentioned in Chapter 14?

3. What does Laura Migliori say caused the most damage to the Fenice frescoes?

4. Whose lawyer does Renato Carella hire for his own defense?

5. How does Migliori intend to secure the fresco?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the Save Venice Regatta Week Gala.

2. Describe Gianpietro Zucchetta's view of the fire and Casson's investigation.

3. Describe the nature of Stefani's poetry based on what you read in Chapter 13.

4. Paraphrase the story of "The Aspern Papers."

5. Describe Jane Rylands's involvement with Olga.

6. Describe Bob Guthrie and his position with Save Venice.

7. Explain the allegations against Renato Carella and how his story finally ends in Chapter 14.

8. What does the narrator learn about the frescoes inside the Fenice?

9. Describe the feelings Daniel Curtis, Patricia's son, has about the Palazzo.

10. Describe De Luigi and the narrator's activities at the end of Chapter 11 and how the police react.

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